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Get shareable links that I can use in <image href>
Hello, I would like to use Dropbox to store images received on my backend. I would also like to get access to the URL that I can directly use in <image href> in frontend. However, going through /uplo...
Generating a direct link for use in an <image href> isn't recommended.
Instead, I'd recommend one of two options:
- Use the Dropbox Embedder to display files. Instead of an image href, you'd use a Dropbox shared link (which you can create with the sharing API) as the input to a javascript snippet.
- Use the thumbnail API to get efficient thumbnails of content, and serve them through your app (and power downloads with our download API, if applicable).
kylea
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffGenerating a direct link for use in an <image href> isn't recommended.
Instead, I'd recommend one of two options:
- Use the Dropbox Embedder to display files. Instead of an image href, you'd use a Dropbox shared link (which you can create with the sharing API) as the input to a javascript snippet.
- Use the thumbnail API to get efficient thumbnails of content, and serve them through your app (and power downloads with our download API, if applicable).
Ok thank you
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